Lucien Clergue

(French, 1934–2014)

Lucien Clergue was a pioneering French photographer who devoted his career to elevating photography to a high art, on par with the leading artistic medium of his day, painting. He is best known for his black-and-white portraits of Pablo Picasso, immortalized in his photobook Picasso My Friend (1993). The Spanish painter was an early advocate of Clergue’s artistic practice, and they would maintain a lifelong friendship and collaboration. Clergue’s work encompassed landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, with his studies of the female nude generating particular acclaim. He was born on August 14, 1934 in Arles, France, where he founded Les Recontres de la Photographie d’Arles, an international festival of photography, in 1969. Clergue achieved widespread critical recognition for his work after it was exhibited in 1961 at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, where Edward Steichen gave the artist his first solo show at the museum. In 2006, he was the first photographer to be elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, where he served as president during 2013. Clergue died on November 15, 2014 in Nîmes, France at the age of 80.

Lucien Clergue Artworks

Lucien Clergue (118 results)
Nu Zebra, 2001

Lucien Clergue

Nu Zebra, 2001

TAYLOR | GRAHAM

7,500 USD

Rio, Brésil , 1962

Lucien Clergue

Rio, Brésil , 1962

Atlas Gallery

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Rio, Brésil, 1962

Lucien Clergue

Rio, Brésil, 1962

Atlas Gallery

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Marais, Camargue, 1964

Lucien Clergue

Marais, Camargue, 1964

Atlas Gallery

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Vaccarès, Camargue, 1963

Lucien Clergue

Vaccarès, Camargue, 1963

Atlas Gallery

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Marais, Camargue, 1964

Lucien Clergue

Marais, Camargue, 1964

Atlas Gallery

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